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Arjuna Ranatunga

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Arjuna Ranatunga

Born: 1 December 1963, Colombo
Major Teams: Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka.
Known As: Arjuna Ranatunga
Pronounced: Arjuna Ranatunga
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium


Test Debut: Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (PSS), Only Test, 1981/82
Latest Test:
Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test, 2000/01

ODI Debut:
Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (SSC), 2nd ODI, 1981/82
Latest ODI:
Sri Lanka v Kenya at Southampton, World Cup, 1999

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1999

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 06/08/2000)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   93  155  12  5105  135*  35.69   4  38   47   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             395.3  114  1040   16  65.00  2-17    0   0 148.3  2.62

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 30/05/1999)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  269  255  47  7456  131*  35.84  77.91   4  49   63   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling             785     21  3757   79  47.55  4-14    1   0  59.6  4.78

FIRST-CLASS
 (1981/82 - 2000/01)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  205  295  32 11641  238*  44.26  25  63  108   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling            1182.4  3085   94  32.81  5-45    2   0  75.4  2.60

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1981/82 - 2000/01)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  307  290  53  8491  131*  35.82   4  55   78   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling            889.4+  4255   98  43.41  4-14    2   0  55.6  4.75

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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This stockily built left hand batsman led Sri Lanka to their greatest cricketing triumph, the 1996 World Cup. His innovative captaincy took a Sri Lanka team given little chance prior to the competition to cricket's greatest prize. He made his debut in Sri Lanka's inaugural Test at the age of 18, and made his country's first Test half-century. A dominant figure on cricket fields all over the world for nearly 20 years, he never shied from confrontation, defending his players and rights to the hilt.

Despite his relative inability to scamper the quick single which is considered essential in one-day cricket, Ranatunga had an uncanny ability to keep the scoreboard ticking over using deft placement on both sides of the wicket, combined with fluent driving through the offside in particular. He was a deceptive and useful medium pace bowler, although his bowling was seen rarely in the later part of his career. He lost the captaincy following Sri Lanka's poor showing in the 1999 World Cup, and retired from international cricket a year later, but his contribution to Sri Lankan cricket is immeasurable.

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